Varumayin Niram Sivappu (Eng: The Colour of Poverty is Red) is a 1980 Tamil-language Indian feature movie directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead roles.
The film was remade in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam (1981) with Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in lead roles directed by K. Balachander. The film was also remade in Hindi as Zara Si Zindagi with Kamal Haasan and Anita Raj in 1983, directed by K. Balachander himself.
The film depicts the struggles of youth and their disillusionment with a socialist Indian society in general. Centering on three educated but unemployed youth trying to earn a living, the story touches several aspects of Indian social norms of the period.
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – R. Venkataraman
Written by – K. Balachandar
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, S. Ve. Shekher, Dilip, Poornam Viswanathan, Pratap Pothan, Thengai Srinivasan
Music by – M.S. Viswanathan
Cinematography – B. S. Lokanath
Edited by – N. R. Kittu
Production – Premalaya Pictures
Distributed by – Premalaya Pictures
Release dates – 6 November 1980
Country – India
Language – Tamil
